March 1st Update

Math

In math we are learning about telling time. As a class we are focusing on telling to the hour, half hour and quarter hour. The Grade 3 students will learn about telling time to 5 minute intervals. 

We can say and write 8:00 or 8 o clock

We can say and write 8:15 or a quarter after 8

We can say and write 8:30, or half past 8.

We can say and write 8:45 or quarter to 9.

Many students require practise with telling time. It is a skill that takes "time" to learn and students will benefit from practising at home. 

We have also been exploring the relationship between minutes, hours, days, months, and a year (e.g., how many minutes are in one hour? how many minutes do we spend reading to self in one week?, how many hours do we spend learning math each week? how many months until Halloween?)

Science and Writing

Next week students will be completing their culminating task for our science units (liquids and solids, strong and stable structures). This task will also incorporate the skills that students have learned about writing lab reports. Today students worked on designing their own experiment that they will conduct in class next week.  I have instructed students to bring materials that they can from home. I will try to supply anything that is not brought in.

Materials need to be at school on Monday, March 4^th.